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Serb minister says Srebrenica video may lead to arrest of war criminal Mladic
Following up on a report Thursday in JURIST's Paper Chase, Serbian Minister for Human Rights Rasim Ljajic said Friday that Serbian TV's broadcast of a disturbing video [ICTY excerpts via JURIST's Monitor] of six Bosnian Muslim youths be (More) |
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Srebrenica video from Milosevic trial leads to arrest of eight former Serbian soldiers
Serbian officials announced Thursday that eight former Serb paramilitary soldiers have been arrested after a video showing them killing six Bosnian Muslim youths in Srebrenica was viewed at the war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic on Wednesday (More) |
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NATO steps up hunt for Bosnian war crimes suspect
With the tenth anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre approaching, NATO Wednesday and Thursday intensified its search for Bosnian war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic with raids by US troops on the homes of his family members in Pale. Bosnia. Kara (More) |
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Prosecutors oppose provisional release for former Kosovo PM
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Thursday announced their opposition to a provisional release of Kosovo's former prime minister, Ramush Haradinaj, pending trial. Albanian Haradinaj, who had pleaded no (More) |
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Hague tribunal sends war crimes case to Bosnian court
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Tuesday referred a war crimes case to a Bosnian national court, the War Crimes Chamber of the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina , the first time it has authorized such a transfer. Un (More) |
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Serb general pleads not guilty to Kosovo war crimes
Former Serbian police general Sreten Lukic pleaded not guilty Wednesday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to charges of overseeing the murder, deportation and persecution of Kosovo Albanians in 1999. Lukic, who is c (More) |
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Bosnian Serb general pleads not guilty to Srebrenica massacre charges
Former Bosnia Serb General Vinko Pandurevic pleaded not guilty Tuesday to war crimes charges linked to the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of over 7,000 Muslim males. Pandurevic was indicted five years ago on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity (More) |
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Milosevic war crimes trial back on after cardiac scare
Following yet another interruption because of his health problems, the war crimes trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic resumed Monday at the International Court Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia . Milosevic stayed out of court lat (More) |
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Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Monday, April 25
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, April 25.The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In the first, Halbert v. Michigan , (More) |
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International brief ~ Togo interior minister wants "suicidal" elections delayed
Leading Friday's international brief, Togolese Interior Minister Francois Esso Boko told reporters late Thursday night that he was recommending that what he called the "suicidal electoral process" - the presidential election scheduled (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
